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A Short History Of The Universe

by Joseph Silk · 1994

Scientific American Library Series series

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In this work, the cosmologist, Joseph Silk, describes what is currently known about the history and construction of the universe. Recent discoveries about fluctuations in cosmic background radiation and their implications are included, as are some of the great controversies in cosmology.

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